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					Originally Posted by  pidgeon92
					 
				 
				What powers the light? 
			
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 The Kindle's internal battery.  There are contacts on the back of the Kindle and on the inside the cover.
This is one of the reasons I like the lighted covers by Amazon.  There is no separate device to remember and to keep charged.